Written by Larry Gross and Carlos Aguilar.
HOUSING – For more than a year, residents of Melrose Bungalows in East Hollywood and the historic Scott Avenue Court Bungalows in Echo Park, with help from Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) Director of Organizing Carlos Aguilar, have opposed landlords’ attempts to use LA’s Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance to convert their affordable homes into expensive individually owned properties.
Tenants also gained strong support from their LA City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez and his staff. These cases could have established a precedent related to conversions, higher displacement rates, and the loss of affordable housing throughout the city…